Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThen did I beat them small as the dust of the earth, I did crush them as the mire of the streets, and did spread them abroad.
I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.
And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small--I spread them out!
And I did beat them small as the dust of the earth, I trod them as the mire of the streets; I stamped upon them.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
- Author
- Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign